Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 570 Skit Competition
"You brat, how dare you!"

When Feng Xiaogang saw Zhang Chen's reply on Weibo, he was so angry he almost fainted.

This is the first, no, the second time someone has dared to insult him like this.

The last one was "Days Related to Youth".

Ye Jing, that bastard, deliberately created the nickname "Feng Kuzi" to annoy him.

Netizens didn't care about any of that; they were all incredibly happy.

Always!
How did Zhang Chen come up with such an outrageous nickname?

Yes, cultured people are all the same.

Some netizens were already planning to tag Always, only to discover that the company hadn't registered with their real names.

It's alright, they immediately started calling out online, suggesting that Always (Whisper) hire Feng Xiaogang as their spokesperson.

Feng Xiaogang was furious.

The key is that the Always manufacturer is genuinely considering this matter and even contacted Feng Xiaogang by phone, only to be severely reprimanded by the latter.

……

冯府
slap~
Enraged, Feng Xiaogang smashed the teacup in his hand to the ground, shattering it into pieces...

"How...how dare he?"

Little Cannon never imagined that Zhang Chen would call him 'Whisper'.

A sanitary napkin brand~
Isn't this just plain disgusting?

Xu Fan stood by, unsure how to offer any advice.
"Tell me, did he really have to do that? All I did was speak up for Shuqi, did he really have to talk to me like that?"

"Did you just say a few fair words?"

"What do you mean?"

"I'm also quite puzzled. You know what kind of temper Zhang Chen has, so why did you still choose to offend him for Shu Qi's sake? What was your motive?"

"What...what motive could I have? Wasn't it just for movie promotion?"

"Is it really just movie promotion? Then why are you calling her 'teacher'? What makes you think she's qualified to be your teacher?"

"You... are simply unreasonable."

"Sure enough, they're starting to dislike me. Why is my life so miserable..."

……

While Feng Xiaogang was in a fit of impotent rage at home, Zhang Chen received a peculiar phone call.

"Teacher Fu?"

"Zhang Chen, it's almost the end of the year again. The school asked me to ask when you'd be free to share your success stories with the younger students."

Every year at the end of the year, Zhang Chen gives a speech to the students of Beijing Film Academy. This has become a tradition and the most anticipated program at the end of the year for Beijing Film Academy.

Some media outlets even offered to sponsor the broadcast, but Zhang Chen refused.

The school wouldn't do something so short-sighted as to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Zhang Chen returns to the Beijing Film Academy every year to give a speech, proving that they still cherish this connection.

If this offends someone and causes Zhang Chen to not come, then the entire Beijing Film Academy will be a sinner.

Although excerpts of these speeches circulate in the public eye every year, they are all private actions by students, neither prohibited nor encouraged by the school.

"Okay~"

Although the Lunar New Year film season is lively, there aren't many things that require his personal attention.

"By the way, I heard there's going to be a skit competition in a couple of days?"

The Beijing Film Academy has a long tradition of holding a sketch comedy competition, although it is not held every year.

Moreover, students from Beijing Film Academy often participate in sketch comedy competitions outside the school. For example, when Hai Qing and Huang Haibo were sophomores, they participated in the 4th CCTV Sketch Comedy Competition and won third place in the professional group.

By the way, the director of that skit was their homeroom teacher, Huang Lei.

"There is a skit competition."

"Then save me a seat, I'll go check it out later~"

……

Office on the second floor of the Nortel Building
As soon as Fu Donglai, who was standing in the center, hung up the phone, the principal and department heads standing around him cast inquiring glances his way.

"So, what did Zhang Chen say?"

"He said he'd be coming to watch the skit competition in a couple of days, and his speech should be around that time too..."

"Mmm, it's good that you're here, it's good that you're here..."

The principal and department head left satisfied, unaware of the many ears perked up around them.

This is the office in the Acting and Directing Building, shared by the Acting Department and the Directing Department.

As soon as the principal and department head left, Fu Donglai was immediately surrounded by a group of teachers from the performing arts department.

"Old Fu, did you just say that Zhang Chen is coming to watch the sketch comedy competition?"

"You won't lie to us, will you?"

……

Ten minutes later, the news that Zhang Chen was coming to watch the skit competition had spread like wildfire throughout the campus.

The skit competition is not only a showcase of teaching achievements, but also a stage for students to display their personal talents. Usually, film and television company bosses or TV station personnel are invited to participate, and who knows, one of them might catch someone's eye and get signed...

But no one of Zhang Chen's caliber has ever come before.

The news was met with the greatest excitement from the performing arts students.

Zhang Chen~
If you catch his eye, you'll immediately rise to prominence.

The students were thrilled and rehearsed their performances tirelessly, striving to make a splash in the skit competition.

This includes Jing Tian.

Jing Tian's "The Witch" has finished filming and is currently in post-production.

Since she had nothing else to do, she obediently returned to school and participated in the skit competition.

I just didn't expect Zhang Chen to come.
During this period, her acting skills have improved significantly.

Well, I didn't get into Beijing Film Academy for nothing.

Zhang Chen suggested that she enroll in a class to systematically learn acting, as it would be very useful.

In the original timeline, her mistake was her lack of acting skills. She was immediately thrust into a blockbuster film, acting alongside a bunch of veteran actors, and was instantly overshadowed.

I am afraid of comparison in everything.

His way of courting death is exactly the same as Lu Yi's in "In the Name of the People".

If we don't criticize her, who should we criticize?
……

On the day of the skit competition, one performance after another took place.
Zhang Chen neither confirmed nor denied it.

The program wasn't particularly exciting, after all, it was a student's work.

Then, the host announced: "The next program is 'Red Cliff'."

Then Zhang Chen saw Jing Tian's familiar figure~
"Prime Minister Cao, how long are you going to keep staring at him like that? He's going to get all worn out by your staring!"

"Oh dear, Prime Minister Cao, you're already sixty and still acting like a young man!"

"So what? They're from the 1960s generation, after all."

Why are you copying us?

"It's you! What do you want?"

"Are we here to see Xiao Qiao?" "Xiao Qiao? She hasn't been here before."

"Then tell me quickly!"

On stage, several men and women, speaking in a high-pitched Taiwanese accent, reinterpreted the currently popular film "Red Cliff," a performance brimming with irony...

(See Happy Twist's "Sweet and Salty Pairing")
The audience erupted in cheers and laughter.

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's a sketch competition; there aren't many sketches this funny.

Zhang Chen clapped very hard, and anyone could see that he really liked the show. Unfortunately, he had no intention of signing anyone.

After the skit competition, it was Zhang Chen's turn to give a speech.

"To be honest, the skit just now surprised me. I didn't expect our classmates' self-rehearsed skit to be so good. I think it could totally be on the Spring Festival Gala..."

The audience burst into applause.

"I never expected everyone to dare to satirize 'Red Cliff' to my face, but I think it's good. When it comes to things we don't like, we should clearly state our opinions. Young people should be bold and outspoken; what kind of young people are we if we're not?"

Zhang Chen's words once again drew widespread attention.

Everyone recalled the recent online argument on Weibo, where Zhang Chen demonstrated what youthful impetuosity truly means.

"I was originally going to talk about CJ7, but since everyone has brought up Red Cliff, let's analyze Red Cliff properly today. Do you think Red Cliff is a good movie? Don't be influenced by online reviews, just look at it from your own perspective, do you think Red Cliff is good?"

“Good looking~”

"It's not good-looking~"

Say anything.

After the crowd quieted down, Zhang Chen spoke up: "Today I'd like to share my thoughts on 'Red Cliff'."
Let's talk about the actors first~

The audience was engrossed, and Zhang Chen continued, "Zhang Zhen's acting skills are actually quite good, but his accent is a bit distracting."

This is something I've always wondered about: why can't he change?

As an actor, learning different dialect pronunciations is a very basic thing. I think if he wanted to change, he definitely could...

Let's talk about Takeshi Kaneshiro, who is widely recognized as the most handsome Zhuge Liang in history. However, he was under too much pressure and acted very tensely. His eyebrows were all constricted and he didn't relax at all. He was the most restrained of the main characters.

And he's Japanese.

Tony Leung's performance was undeniably excellent; he truly brought to life a commanding and imposing figure.

However, if we raise the bar, this Zhou Yu hasn't yet emerged from Mr. Yi's gloom; he hardly possesses the sunny, heroic qualities described by Su Dongpo.

Seeing that everyone seemed to be deep in thought, Zhang Chen paused for a few seconds to give them time to process what he had said before continuing:

"It's strange that this movie is made with an anti-war theme, and that both Xiao Qiao and Sun Shangxiang's storylines address this theme."

Sun Shangxiang's storyline, which deals with the life-and-death separations caused by war, is passable, but Xiao Qiao's storyline is simply a disaster.

A plague breaks out in the army, and Xiao Qiao decides to give herself to Cao Cao in order to stop the war, because Cao Cao started the war for her own benefit. This plot point directly lowers the quality of the movie to the level of John Woo's previous gunfight films.

The ending, arranged by Cao Cao, was utterly baffling and so low-class that it was unbearable to watch.

Another hostage situation has popped up? Seriously, this is "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"!
When I was watching the movie, I almost blurted out, "Were those people carrying guns?"
There are actually more flaws to criticize about the female lead.

Zhao Yanzi was definitely tricked.

Given the cast of this movie, Zhao Yanzi is absolutely the leading lady, and I think Wu Baige must have told her the same thing.

But after the movie was released, people discovered that Lin Chih-lin had far more and more important scenes than Zhao Yanzi.

I said a long time ago that there is a Taiwanese force that tries to use big-name actors from mainland China to play supporting roles for their actors. This behavior is called "raising stars".

Previously, some people said that I exaggerated and that I had a dark heart.

And now, do you still think I'm exaggerating?

Before "Red Cliff", who knew who Lin Chih-lin was?

After "Red Cliff", it was almost a household name, if not a household name.

Moreover, people subconsciously feel that Lin Chih-lin is a higher-ranking celebrity than Zhao Yanzi.

Actually, tall guy~
They just understand the essence of media better than we do, and they're better at using tactics.

Overall, Red Cliff was too mediocre, so mediocre that most people only remember the jarring line "Mengmeng stood up," and forgot everything else.

Then someone will definitely ask, does this movie make money?
It's highly likely that you won't lose money.

The Three Kingdoms theme is very popular in Japan and South Korea, especially in Japan, where people are very fascinated by the Three Kingdoms culture.

I never doubted that "Red Cliff" would be a big hit, but it does have many flaws, the first being its anti-war message.

Wu Baige really messed up her brain after spending a few years in Hollywood.

They actually thought of making an anti-war film based on the Three Kingdoms.

At the end of the movie, Zhou Yu deliberately lets Cao Cao go, and then arrogantly says: "We've all lost..."

what is this?
Is this a forced sublimation?
It feels like they're just showing off for the sake of showing off.

Why did you lose?
Burning down the joint camp, they should have won.

And anti-war? Anti-what war?

The United States opposes war because every war was initiated by the United States itself, and the people are well aware that their country is an aggressor.

China and the United States have never been the same. China has never been a warlike nation, nor has it ever provoked trouble. So why should China oppose war?

Secondly, we have to talk about those drastic modifications, modifications that leave people speechless.

The "bitter flesh ruse" is a story that has been included in Chinese language textbooks, yet some people still find it incredibly stupid.

Cao Cao was not about to fall for such a stupid scheme, so he replaced the self-inflicted injury plot with a beauty trap.

Haha, I don't understand what he was thinking at the time?

The idea of ​​sending a woman to have tea with Cao Cao was far more ingenious than Huang Gai's self-inflicted injury ruse.

Perhaps he genuinely believed that Cao Cao attacked Jiangdong in order to win the marriage of the Two Qiaos.

Let's also talk about the vision and character of Hong Kong directors like Wu Baige.

It's already a consensus that Hong Kong directors can't make epic films.

The entire epic story of "Red Cliff" reminded me of Hong Kong gangster films.

In Wu Baige's understanding, the Three Kingdoms period was roughly about three large factions fighting each other for territory.

Three essential elements of Hong Kong gangster films and gangster films disguised as historical films
1. Kill the eldest brother
2. Sleeping with his sister-in-law

3. Find the undercover agent

I almost found them all inside.

Especially at the end, he actually thought of kidnapping Xiao Qiao to threaten Cao Cao. Please, Cao Cao was the prime minister.

Do you think the Prime Minister has never seen a woman before?

Zhang Chen spoke at length, saying many things he had wanted to say before but hadn't been able to.

I promised Han Sanping that I wouldn't comment on "Red Cliff".

Now things are different. Wu Baige made the first move, so Zhang Chen naturally won't let it go.

next day
Zhang Chen revealed on Weibo his summary of Wu Baige's tactics for suppressing mainland actors:

By signing a contract with China Film Group, nominally using mainland actors as lead actors, but secretly giving supporting actors a lot more screen time, it's essentially using other people's funds to cultivate their own actors, which is both economical and cost-effective.

This post sparked a huge discussion as soon as it was published.

Actually, it's not that Hong Kong and Taiwanese actors can't play leading roles. The question is, shouldn't they be chosen based on their status?

unfair!
Wu Baige still refuses to admit it and continues to confuse the public on Weibo.

Zhang Chen's assessment of him can be summed up in one sentence:

Cao Pi's wife goes into the vegetable garden—Zhen Ji pulls up vegetables!
(End of this chapter)